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Nov 27, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
The president and managing director of Total Philippines Ernst Wanten has called on the Philippines government to encourage the building of more ethanol processing plants.
‘There’s a shortage [of ethanol] in both the local and international markets so it is really difficult to get reliable supply of ethanol at the moment.’
Wanten says the government must invest... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2009
The town of Lenox in Massachusetts, US, will decide whether to allow the construction of a $30 million (€19.9 million) project to renovate the Niagara and Centennial mills into a biodiesel production plant.
The plant has been proposed by Interstate Biodiesel which plans to start fuel production in late 2010. The new plant would be capable of producing 15 million gallons... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2009
British Airways has started trials for using biofuels in its jets in conjunction with Rolls-Royce.
BA plans to test a range of fuels made from various plants sometime next year.
BA’s head of environment, Jonathan Counsell, said that the airline would use one of its jumbo engines for testing and are in talks with Rolls, the aero-engine maker, about using its facilities.
Many... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2009
Japan’s first cellulosic bioethanol demonstration plant capable of continuous processing is about to launch operation.
The facility is located at the Futami Plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture. It will produce ethanol, for use in petrol, from rice straw and wheat straw.
The companies MHI, Hakutsuru Sake Brewing... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
An Indian company has entered into a sweet sugar and ethanol deal in Brazil.
Shree Renuka Sugars, one of the largest producers in the country, has acquired Brazil’s Vale Do Ivaí SA Açúcar e Álcool (VDI) for $240 million (€161.3 million).
The acquisition of VDI includes two sugar and ethanol production facilities in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, with... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
While ethanol plants in the US are idling, Nebraska-headquartered Green Plains Renewable Energy facilities are running at full capacity.
‘We achieved a milestone by producing at 100% of operating capacity in September, hitting our 480 million gallon annualised run rate shortly after we acquired and began operations at the two plants in Nebraska,’ Todd Becker, president... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
Tenaska BioFuels (TBF) has signed a two-year tolling arrangement with Tri-State Financial. The arrangement will allow ethanol production to resume at Tri-State's North Country Ethanol facility in Rosholt, South Dakota, US.
Under the agreement, TBF will purchase corn and natural gas, which Tri-State will use to produce ethanol and distillers grains. TBF will own all... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2009
Reducing green house gas emissions is a race of time, and now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it may not meet a 1 December deadline to decide whether to approve an industry request to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended into petrol.
Fifty-five ethanol manufacturers petitioned the EPA last March to allow petrol to contain up to 15% ethanol... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
August and September saw a rush of renewable fuels projects approaching the US Navy. Now The United States Air Force is looking at a greener future.
The Air Force will undertake research related to alternative fuels, in a shift to move away from heavy consumption of fossil fuels.
The $2.5 million (€1.67 million) Assured Aerospace Fuels Research Facility, located at... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2009
Controversy surrounding biofuels and its impact on natural ecosystems finds it home in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest.
However, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped 45.7% from August 2008 to July 2009.
According to new data based on analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A new 100,000 litre a day ethanol plant is looking likely for the region of Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines.
Alsons Consolidated Resources’ bioethanol arm is set to build the P2.5-billion (€33.9 million) plant with expected operations in 2012.
The company is pursuing an environmental compliance certificate by the end of November and will aim to begin construction... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A new €12.7 million biomass fuel production plant will be built in Michigan, US.
The plant will be built by Cleveland’s Cliffs Natural Resources subsidiary RenewaFuel, on the Telkite Technology Park, which is located at Sawyer Airport near Marquette.
The plant will produce 150,000 tons per year of high-energy biofuel cubes, which are a mixture of sustainably collected... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
A Philippines’ based producer of biodiesel, resins and olechemicals has reported a 3% increase in profits after the government implemented a B2 blend.
Chemrez Technologies, located in Manila, saw profits increase to €5.3 million in the first 9 months of 2009, up from €5.1 million in the same period last year.
The company sales increased by 63% when it implemented... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2009
Kenya has introduced a new five-year strategy for developing biodiesel as a clean source of energy.
The country hopes the move to biodiesel will cut the country free from its reliance on fossil fuel imports.
The strategy aims to tackle global warming and recommends using environmentally friendly green fuel made from jatropha and other locally grown trees for biodiesel... [Read More]
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